MG441 Half Unit
Foundations of Management (modular)
This information is for the 2015/16 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Paul Willman
Availability
This course is compulsory on the Executive Global MSc Management. This course is not available as an outside option.
This information in this course guide pertains to the 2015-2017 cohort.
Course content
A basic grounding in the key management disciplines. Students will be provided with an overview of the development of Management disciplines and will develop an understanding of the disciplinary anchors in Sociology, Psychology and Economics. Each field will cover Origins and disciplinary boundaries, triggers for growth, core concepts and the current state of play and debate.
Teaching
Scheduled over 2 modules – 10 sessions of up to 4 hours each.
The course will run between the following dates:
- 24 August - 5 September 2015
- 14-19 December 2015
Lectures:
1. Course Introduction and the Origins of Management
2: Management and Firm
3: Taylorism, Motivation and Performance
4: The Rise and Decline of Labour
5: The Rise of Human Resources Management
6: The Origins of Modern Strategy
7: Understanding Organisational Structures
8: Analysis of Organisations
9. Contemporary Strategic Management: Firms as Bundles of Resources
10. Strategy and Decision Making
Seminar classes:
1. Managers and Managerial Work
2. The Firm and the Manager
3. Taylorism and Toyotaism
4. Internal Labour Market and Boundaries of Firms
5. Company Case – proposed: UBS
6. The Analysis of Competitive Forces
7. Understanding Organisational Structures
8. Theories and Strategy
9. The Analysis of Competences
10. Understanding Decision Biases
Formative coursework
2,000 word essay
Indicative reading
Paul Willman: Understanding Management: Social Science Foundations
Oxford University Press, September 2014.
Assessment
Class participation (15%), other (20%) and take home exam (65%) in the LT.
Key facts
Department: Management
Total students 2014/15: Unavailable
Average class size 2014/15: Unavailable
Controlled access 2014/15: No
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Leadership
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Communication